Snet Solutions

With ActiVia SNet, STRATACACHE applications can securely link and communicate to remote devices or media players thru NAT environments via secure tunnels across the public Internet without the use of dedicated VPNs.
Key applications include Digital Signage, IP-Business Television, Content Delivery, Software Distribution and Commercial and Consumer Video on Demand systems.
ActiVia SNet defines one supernode per overlay network, serving as the central node of the network to which all edge devices securely communicate.
ActiVia SNet functions:
Links hosts through a secure IP overlay network
Uses a single tunnel interface on each host to connect to an unlimited number of peers
Allows communication between devices hidden behind NAT routers
Performs IP allocation of devices
Scalable star topology to tens of thousands of devices
Encryption
Overlay SNet traffic is fully encrypted and secure
ActiVia SNet benefits:
Allows all media delivery, digital signage, and content distribution applications to work in complex enterprise networks without significant changes to existing firewalls and network security
Supports esoteric NAT-to-NAT environments
Dramatically reduces network configuration time
The supernode only requires a single port to be opened to its public IP.
This port can be modified to fit the network’s policies without impact on other applications
No configuration is needed on the edge network
Offers transition to IPv6 networks
The overlay network can be deployed on IPv6 networks and will provide IPv4 transport to STRATACACHE applications
Lightweight: Can be implemented within embedded devices
ActiVia SNet needs zero agent configuration on Internet gateways or NAT routers, making it the most versatile solution to connect over the public Internet. This configuration is optimized for client-server applications where a central server can reach edges and where the edges can also reach the central server.
ActiVia SNet is available for Windows, Linux and embedded platforms.
source: businesswire . com / news/home/20090805005669/en/STRATACACHE-Announces-New-ActiVia-“SNet”-Scalable-Secure